@kyleforrester87@RogerRoger@mookysam And the saga continues. Got a new copy, same story; Used game in a self-made plastic seal. At this point I'm just waiting for the news that Bethesda acquired the firm.

@kyleforrester87@RogerRoger@mookysam And the saga continues. Got a new copy, same story; Used game in a self-made plastic seal. At this point I'm just waiting for the news that Bethesda acquired the firm.

@jdv95 No idea, but I'm sending both games back. I'm getting a copy elsewhere, too bad they're currently back at €40 at the moment. Had I known this during Black Friday, I would've bought it at another retailer when it was still €20. I guess I'm waiting for a price drop again.

@Octane
You should simply tell them that you are gonna make a video of yourself opening their box with the brand new sealed copy of the game you paid for. If it's a used copy, you'll share that video on social media and gaming sites to show how they work.

@kyleforrester87 Forgive me if this is a grave insult, but I'm getting the ever-so-slight impression that you're not being entirely serious...?

@Octane Genuinely, that sucks. You've reminded me of an incident I once had on Amazon Marketplace. I ordered a "new and sealed" copy of Uncharted 2 from an "Amazon Certified Seller" and it arrived in a similar condition to what you're describing, in an Essentials box but with an old Platinum disc inside, so I sent it back for a refund and tried another "Amazon Certified Seller" and a week later, a near-identical, self-sealed, used copy showed up. Sent that one back for a refund and tried a third, and lo, exactly the same thing happened; Essentials box, Platinum disc, self-sealed, obviously used.

So I contacted this third seller and told them the story, saying that I'd be raising a query directly with Amazon and asking them to check the validity of their stock's source, because somebody was obviously having them on about all these "new and sealed" copies. To their credit, they answered in some detail, saying that all their games came "direct from the manufacturer" and asking me specifics about how to spot a genuine article from a potential fake.

In the end, I went to GAME (this country's last "official" game shop, I guess) and paid a little more, but a day later I got a brand new, Sony-sealed Essentials copy of Uncharted 2.